GNU bug report logs - #1260
regex.c and RE_FRUGAL

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Alexander V. Lukyanov" <lav <at> netis.ru>

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:05:04 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: "Alexander V. Lukyanov" <lav <at> netis.ru>
Cc: 1260 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#1260: regex.c and RE_FRUGAL
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:17:45 -0400

> This bug report is not quite for emacs, but for its regex library.
> It features RE_FRUGAL flag (very useful), but it does not seem to work.
> I have tried this rather simple program and it prints 0-12 instead of
> expected 0-6.

IIRC you'll need to set RE_NO_POSIX_BACKTRACKING as well, otherwise the
match returned will always be the longest.


        Stefan
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